See behind the scenes at Fonterra open day

 

Fonterra Maungaturoto is opening its gates to the public on Friday July 19 to give the local community a chance to see how they turn raw milk into dairy deliciousness that’s enjoyed around the world.

Maungaturoto operations manager Hannah Croad says her team is excited to offer a rare chance to look behind the scenes and see how proud they are of what they do.

“We take the best milk from Northland and turn it into products such as whole milk powder and buttermilk powder that make their way across the globe to places like South East Asia and the Americas,” she says.

The Maungaturoto site has been around for over a hundred years and Hannah says they want to share their story.

“Come along for a guided site tour, a chance to look inside a tanker, and of course we’ll have some of your favourite dairy products available to try.”

Maungaturoto is one of Fonterra’s oldest sites, established in 1902. Its 112-strong team can process up to 2.1 million litres of milk a day. That’s 75 tanker loads.

 For security reasons attendees must RSVP with names of attendees to the site administrator (09) 431 0814 or jessica.paniora-hepi@fonterra.com by Friday July 12. 

For health and safety reasons guests must wear closed in shoes or bring a pair of clean gumboots.

Fonterra Maungaturoto is at 1 Hurndall Street East, Maungaturoto 0541. Gates open at 2pm and close at 5pm.

The public are being offered a rare look behind the scenes at the Maungaturoto factory. PHOTO/SUPPLIED